Water as a social opportunity / edited by Seanna L. Davidson, Jamie Linton, and Warren E. Mabee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davidson, Seanna L., editor.

Linton, Jamie, editor.

Mabee, Warren E., editor.

Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies, issuing body.

Series:

Queen's policy studies.

Queen's policy studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Social aspects--Canada.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Government policy--Canada.

Water quality management--Social aspects--Canada.

Water quality management.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]

Summary:

Often when water is thought about, the focus is on problems, challenges, and crises. In November 2012, a group of researchers came together at Queen’s University with the idea that it is more illuminating and constructive to think about water as an opportunity. Water as a Social Opportunity conveys the idea that the ways in which society responds to water-related challenges has the potential to yield a variety of positive outcomes not just for water, or the economy, but for society more broadly. Contributors consider water issues across Canada from this original perspective, and suggest this concept as a basis for developing a long-overdue national water strategy in Canada.

Contents:

Preface

Water as a social opportunity / Jamie Linton

Water as an opportunity to reconcile societal goals of prosperity, equity and sustainability : the seven water habits of a highly successful society / Ralph Pentland

Water : an ethical opportunity for Canada / Jeremy J. Schmidt

Water governance : restoring sustainable use through indigenous values / Merrell-Ann S. Phare and Brendan Mulligan

Water as a governance opportunity / Alice Cohen

Changing societal values : implications for water management and social opportunities / Henning Bjornlund and Vibeke Bjornlund

Reconsidering recent trends in municipal governance : lessons from water supply in Ontario, Canada / Kathryn Furlong

The Great Lakes futures roundtable as watershed governance / Rick Findlay

Water as an opportunity for social engagement : the tale of two strategies / Hilary Van Welter

Waterlution / Seanna Davidson

Conclusion / Seanna Davidson.

Notes:

Based on a workshop held at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on November 1, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 25, 2016).

ISBN:

9781553394365

1553394364

9781553394372

1553394372

OCLC:

910986566